American satisfaction with the country’s K-12 education system has reached its second all-time low, according to a Gallup poll.
Only 42 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with the system, which is the lowest number in two decades and the second-lowest rating in Gallup’s tracking of the question.
This number is in contrast to 51 percent in 2019, which was a near-record high. Gallup said the satisfaction has been “dropping slightly each year since.”
Twenty-three percent of Americans are “completely dissatisfied” with the education system and 32 percent are “somewhat dissatisfied,” showing a total of 55 percent overall dissatisfaction. Only nine percent are “completely satisfied.”
Parental satisfaction with their oldest child’s education is more positive, however. Thirty-two percent of parents are “completely satisfied” contrasted with six…
